Plot
Adam Bell is a Toronto area History college professor. He is a rather somber man, largely because he is stuck in a routine, which includes a relationship with his live-in girlfriend, Mary. While watching a rental movie, he spots an actor in a bit part that looks like him. He becomes obsessed with finding out about this double of his. He learns that the actor's stage name is Daniel Saint Claire, whose legal name is Anthony Claire. Claire is a Toronto based actor with only a few on-screen credits, and is married to a woman named Helen who is currently several months pregnant. Adam then becomes obsessed with meeting Claire, who he learns upon first sighting that they look exactly the same, from the facial hair to a scar each has, but Claire who outwardly is more "put together" than Adam. Their lives become intertwined as Claire himself ends up becoming obsessed with Adam, but in a slightly different way.
Written by
José Saramago, Javier Gullón
Directed by
Denis Villeneuve
Crew
Production Countries
United Kingdom, Spain, Canada
Production Companies
Pathé Pictures International, Entertainment One, micro_scope, Mecanismo Films, Roxbury Pictures, Rhombus Media
Languages
English
Awards
17 wins & 23 nominations total